Jozy Altidore added another gem to his 2012-13 campaign on Sunday, scoring three goals to lead his club to victory. Altidore set the pace early, scoring all of his goals within a nine-minute period in the first half. The U.S. international scored from the penalty spot in the 28th and 34th minutes before executing a header three minutes later to put his squad up 3-0.

FC Utrecht was unfortunate to see two men sent off in the first half, which allowed AZ to balloon the score to 6-0. Nonetheless, Altidore’s season tally is up to 28 across all competitions. The win was also a crucial one for the club as it now has a six-point cushion above the relegation zone.

Deuce on the loose

Clint Dempsey kept Tottenham alive as long as he could on Thursday, scoring early and late as Spurs battled with FC Basel in Europa League quarterfinal action. Dempsey took advantage of a Basel error, rounding the keeper to put Spurs up 1-0 in the first half. The hosts equalized shortly thereafter and took the lead just after the restart. However, in the 82nd minute, Dempsey hit back. Tom Huddlestone set up the Texas native and Dempsey made no mistake, drilling in the equalizer to make it 2-2.

Unfortunately for Spurs, Basel prevailed 4-1 on penalties, sending the London club home empty-handed. Still, Dempsey’s effort was valiant and he upped his goal total to 10 in all competitions this season.

Guzan does not make a save in draw

Brad Guzan had a quiet day on Saturday as Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Fulham at home. As has been the case many times this season, the Villians were their own worst enemies. After going up 1-0 early into the second stanza, Fabian Delph scored an own goal with a header off a Fulham corner kick in the 66th minute. Fulham failed to muster any shots on goal during the contest.

Friedel owned late

Brad Friedel started on Thursday and made six saves but failed to stop any late as FC Basel prevailed 4-1 on penalties. Spurs played the entire extra time one man down as Jan Vertonghen was sent off in the 90th minute.

Howard nabs clean sheet

Tim Howard played well on Saturday, making three saves as Everton dominated QPR 2-0 behind goals from Darron Gibson and Victor Anichebe. The keeper stopped shots from Loic Remy and Nedum Onuoha as the Toffees put some space between themselves and seventh-place Liverpool. The sixth-place Merseyside club now sits on 55 points. For Howard, it was his sixth clean sheet this season.

Bradley back in starting unit

Michael Bradley started last Monday and played the full match as Roma drew 1-1 with Lazio. The midfielder was involved in quite a few tackles as he competed in his first start since February. On Sunday, Bradley started once again and nearly scored on one occasion as Roma bested Torino 2-1 on the road. The U.S. international picked up a yellow card during a heated contest in which six cards were given out.

Boyd scoreless as Rapid Vienna wins

Terrence Boyd started on Saturday but failed to score as Rapid Vienna defeated FC Magna Wr. Neustadt 2-0. He picked up a yellow card at the start of the second half and came off with 11 minutes remaining.

Cameron starts in loss

Geoff Cameron played 72 minutes on Saturday and tested the keeper once but Stoke ultimately fell at home to Manchester United 2-0.

Johnson helps Hoffenheim earn draw

Fabian Johnson started while Danny Williams was not in the team as Hoffenheim drew 2-2 with Vfl Wolfsburg on Saturday. Hoffenheim still sits six points behind Fortuna Dusseldorf for 15th place but has been better as of late, notching four points from its last two matches.

Chandler comes on as sub in defeat

Timothy Chandler came on to start the second half on Saturday but with his club already down 3-0, he didn’t do much as Bayern Munich bashed Nurnberg 4-0.

Cherundolo starts in ugly loss

After returning last week, Steve Cherundolo started once again on Friday and took a chance at goal once, but Hannover was beaten by SC Freiburg 3-1.

Edu plays well in in blowout win

Maurice Edu started and played a solid game on Monday as Bursaspor defeated Besiktas 3-0. The midfielder did not play on Saturday as Bursaspor bested Mersin İdmanyurdu 1-0.